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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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